Scientists working on the logistics of sending a human mission to Mars have for long believed a small nuclear fission reactor to be the best option, a superior alternative to solar energy considering… [+9606 chars]
The Milky Way serves as a celestial pathway between two telescopes in a stunning image from Chile's Atacama Desert. The telescopes are part of La Silla Observatory, a facility of the European Southe… [+1692 chars]
NASA plans to send a crew of astronauts to the moon in 2025 armed with the exciting task of building the first-ever lunar science base. It's an ambitious dream that stems from the agency's overarchin… [+4226 chars]
Rocket Lab will take a shot a making history today with its attempt to catch a spent booster midair with a helicopter. This (mostly) unprecedented technique is apparently the safest and most efficien… [+2705 chars]
Scientists are warning that unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed, marine biodiversity could be on track to plummet to levels not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs. In a paper publishe… [+1592 chars]
Scientists have worked out how the piezoionic effect works in hydrogels, an advance that could further the application of ionic skins to prosthetic arms or robot hands. Scientists have worked out h… [+3734 chars]
Scientists have worked out how the piezoionic effect works in hydrogels, an advance that could further the application of ionic skins to prosthetic arms or robot hands. Scientists have worked out h… [+3734 chars]
image: Brookhaven Lab biologist Paul Freimuth and co-author Feiyue Teng, a scientist in Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), at the light microscope used to image bacteria in t… [+7800 chars]
On the morning of April 27, a small flaming meteor dashed across the sky with about thirty eyewitnesses, but many felt its boom. NASA has taken to its blog to detail the event, and the space agency … [+1178 chars]
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) and the European Southern Observatory have announced a press conference for May 12 on groundbreaking Milky Way results. Despite no other details having been shared a… [+2436 chars]
Palaeontologists discovered the thickest ichthyosaur tooth found to date and now hope that there could be more fossils hidden beneath the glaciers. Fossils of some of the largest creatures to swim E… [+2923 chars]
Argentine paleontologists revealed this Wednesday (27) the discovery of the fossilized remains of the largest dinosaur belonging to the “megaraptor” family. The dinosaur, a new species called Maip ma… [+2463 chars]